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Escambia speakers urge board to reinstate removed books after judge limits HB 1069
Summary
Multiple residents, educators and parents urged the Escambia County School Board to reverse mass book removals and restore the board'appointed review process after a federal judge ruled parts of Florida's HB 1069 unconstitutional.
Dozens of community members, teachers and parents at the Aug. 19 Escambia County School Board meeting urged the board to restore books removed from school libraries and to reinstate the community book-review committees the board suspended in July. Speakers said a recent federal judge's ruling that parts of House Bill 1069 are unconstitutional and direction to apply the Miller test require the district to consider challenged works in their entirety before removal. They warned continued blanket removals and the suspension of purchase could expose the district to more costly litigation and harm students'educational access. Several speakers described the committee review process and said it had repeatedly recommended retaining challenged…
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